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- ↑ Roy Hay. "Australia's Second Attempt At World Cup Qualification". goalweekly.com. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
- ↑ The Australian National Men's Football Team: Caps And Captains. Football Federation Australia.
- ↑ Simmonds, Claire (28 May 2009). "David wants to set the record straight over 'that' goal". Coffs Coast Independent. Archived from the original on 3 October 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
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